Sources
for Publishing Papers

William Blackwood
All MSS described are in the National Library of Scotland (E). All
MSS in the Blackwood archives relating to the relevant period were
checked. The following yielded information:

MS 3395 Correspondence between William Blackwood
and John WilsonMSS 4001–29 The Blackwood Letter books,
containing correspondence received by the firm.MS 4719 Correspondence between James Hogg and
William Blackwood.MS 4910 Correspondence between James Ferrier
(negotiating for Susan Ferrier) and William Blackwood.MSS 30001–04 Copies of letters from William
Blackwood, including those to his sons who, on occasion, managed
the business for their father.MSS 30301–03, 30309 Copies of letters
from William Blackwood.

Constable / Cadell Papers
All MSS described are in the National Library of Scotland (E).

MSS 319–23 Original correspondence between
Archibald Constable and Robert Cadell, as business partners. MSS
319–20 are from Constable, MSS 321–23 are from Cadell.
Mostly written while one of the partners was in London.MS 326 Letters from Hurst, Robinson & Co
(usually Joseph Ogle Robinson) to Archibald Constable and his firm.MS 327, 331 Letters addressed to Archibald Constable
and his firm by various writers.MSS 671–75 Letters addressed to Archibald
Constable, with a few written by him, arranged alphabetically by
correspondent.MS 676 Letters chiefly written by Archibald
Constable, to various persons, arranged chronologically.MS 677 Letters written by Archibald Constable
to and regarding Sir Walter Scott.MS 679 Letters of David Constable, Archibald
Constable’s son, to his father.MSS 789–92 Letter books of Archibald Constable
& Co, containing written transcripts of outgoing correspondence,
much of it originating from Robert Cadell.MSS 793–94 Letter books of Cadell &
Co.MSS 795–96 Typed transcripts from the
letter books of Cadell & Co (chiefly from MS 794 above).MS 2566 Copied extracts from John Ballantyne’s
Diary, 1814–18.MS 21001 General correspondence, including letters
from James and John Ballantyne.MSS 21016–19 Diaries of Robert Cadell,
1826–29.MS 23230 Original letters from John and James
Ballantyne, and others, to Archibald Constable & Co.

Longman & Co
All material from the Archives of the House of Longman is held in
the Special Collections of Reading University Library, Reading,
UK.

Longman I, Letter Books 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 and 102
Longman Letter Books, 1811–1830, consisting of copies of letters
sent out by the firm to authors and other members of the trade.
The Letter Books are part of Longman Archive I, and are identified
by book and letter number (e.g. Longman I, 100, no. 52). The text
as given in the entries is normally taken from typed transcripts
prepared by Mr Michael Bott of Reading University, and not directly
from the original Letter Books, which are in a fragile condition.
If a letter is a draft, this is signalled in the ‘Source’
line of the entry. Any pre–1811 Letter Books appear not to
have survived.

Longman Ledgers The following list shows the
main items used. In the case of Longman Ledgers, microfilm records
have been checked against the original MS sources in Longman Archives.
Microfilm records are from the <Archives of the House of Longman>,
(Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey Ltd, 1981). All references are to the
original pagination/foliation.

Archives
of the House of Murray
All materials were consulted on the premises of the publishing house
of John Murray at 50 Albemarle Street, London. Particular thanks
are due to Ms Virginia Murray for allowing access and offering advice
about the collection.

MS Letter Boxes In cases where there are a substantial
number of letters between John Murray II and others, this correspondence
is organised in boxes and folders by correspondent name. The following
boxes have been consulted:

Miscellaneous
In addition to the material connected to Publishing Houses above,
material has been consulted in the following MSS, all in the National
Library of Scotland (E): MS 2245 (Correspondence
of James Hogg); MS 3398 (Letter of Thomas Campbell
to Francis Jeffrey), MSS 3877, 3883, 3886, 3889 (Letters to Walter
Scott).

The Autobiography of Anna Eliza Bray, ed. by John A.
Kempe (London: Chapman and Hall, 1884).

Mary Brunton, Emmeline. With Some Other Pieces. To
Which is Prefixed a Memoir of her Life, Including Some Extracts
from her Correspondence (Edinburgh: Manners and Miller, and
Archibald Constable and Co; London: John Murray, 1819).